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imago

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: imago

1
n
an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
2
n
(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: imago
1

n an adult insect produced after metamorphosis

Type of:
insect
small air-breathing arthropod
2

n (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

Type of:
epitome, image, paradigm, prototype
a standard or typical example
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